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THOMAS sHirToNyOr NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

Letters .Patent No. 78,1%0, dated May 19, 1 868.

IMPROVEMENT IN FEED-WATERHEATERS.

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Be it known that I, THOMAS SHIPTOv of Newark, in the county of Essex, and State'ot" New Jersey, have invented a new and improved Heater; and VI' do hereby declare that the, following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others'skilledfin the art to make al'nd use the sane, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification. i 'i The present inventionrelates to n new and improved heater, by which cold Vwater maybe heated up to the boiling-point by means of steam from the exhaust-pipe of a steam-engine o r pump, and let run into n. tank or' reservoir, which is so arranged by a'watcrbalar-i, that, iis soon as the water in the tank rises up to agive'nf- 'K point, the said ,water-balance will cause the yfeed-valve to close, and will' open again of its own accord as the water falls, thus keeping a constant supply of hot water in the tank or rc'sorvoir, the construction and operation l of which will be understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawngQj t which `represents a sectional elevation of my improvedheater. i The letter a, i-n the accompanying drawing, represents a. tan'k or reservoir, with lan elbow-pipe', 6', leading'4 from' its top, and connecting withtheexhnust-pipe cof a steam-engine or pump,

d is acold-watgr -feed-pipe, which is 'run up into'the lbowpipe b. The top-of. the cold-water pipc has a large flat surface or scat, e, with a tlat valve resting on the same.' The valve-stem f is pivoted to the lever g.-v

The object in having a large dat surface on ,tgpofthc cold-water pipe is for the purpose of spreading the water :is-,it oozesup through .the pipe, thus allowing the watecto fall gently in a. thin sheet,'which will become heated rapidly from the, exhaust steamyand` falling oh the.heated'pipe b, which conducts it to the reservoir or tank below.

' The bottom of the. pipe bis made flat, so as to spread, and give more heating-surface tothe water, as it' Hows along the same on its passage to the reservoir.

The ball or cylinder h, which forms thcJra-tcr-balance, is suspended fromrthc lever g by the rod e', and is 4connected with the tank or reservoir a by neans of the flexible tube j, which will allow it to h ang'on the lever, and at the same .time to be' connected with the' tank orieservoir, so that as the water rises'ovcr a given height, l it will cause the ball .or cylinder 7L to weigh down the lever g,and thus close the feed-valve, which will open again `of its"own accord as lsoon as the water falls suihciently to lighten the weight o f the ball of cylinder h. 1

Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, i s

l. The cylinder h, suspended from the lever g of the valve f, and connected with the reservoir a by the flexible pipe j, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. In' combination with the reservoir a, the elbow 6, having a ilat lower surface, the eithaust-pipe c, and water-supply pipe cl, provided with a broad ilange', e, around its top, forming a seat fol' the valve all constructed and arranged to operate as and for` the purpose hereinspecilied.

The above specification of my invention signed by ijle, this thirty-first day of March, 1868. Y

` THOMAS SHIPTON llitnesses:`

J.4 ALIsoN Fnssnn, Arnaiz.l F. Renners. 

